diff --git a/.github/workflows/sonarqube.yml b/.github/workflows/sonarqube.yml
index b20417902..694697b94 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sonarqube.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sonarqube.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,29 @@ jobs:
         # Disable shallow clones for better analysis
         fetch-depth: 0
 
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.10'
+        cache: 'pip'
+
+    - name: Install Python Test Dependencies
+      run: |
+        python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
+        python3 -m pip install -r internal/tests/pytests/requirements.txt
+
+    - name: Run Pytests
+      run: coverage run -m pytest internal/tests/pytests
+      env:
+        METPLUS_TEST_OUTPUT_BASE: ${{ runner.workspace }}/pytest_output
+
+    - name: Output coverage report
+      run: coverage report -m
+      if: always()
+
+    - name: Generate XML coverage report
+      run: coverage xml
+      if: always()
+
     - name: Get branch name
       id: get_branch_name
       run: echo branch_name=${GITHUB_REF#refs/heads/} >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
diff --git a/internal/scripts/sonarqube/sonar-project.properties b/internal/scripts/sonarqube/sonar-project.properties
index 02f74d786..1504a3f16 100644
--- a/internal/scripts/sonarqube/sonar-project.properties
+++ b/internal/scripts/sonarqube/sonar-project.properties
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ sonar.projectName=METplus
 sonar.projectVersion=SONAR_PROJECT_VERSION
 sonar.branch.name=SONAR_BRANCH_NAME
 sonar.sources=docs,internal,manage_externals,metplus,parm,produtil,ush
-sonar.coverage.exclusions=internal/tests/**
+sonar.coverage.exclusions=internal/tests/**,parm/**,internal/scripts/**,manage_externals/**,docs/**,produtil/**,ush/**,metplus/wrappers/cyclone_plotter_wrapper.py
+sonar.python.coverage.reportPaths=coverage.xml
 sonar.sourceEncoding=UTF-8
 
 # SonarQube server